Fireplace.



L. T. B. MATTHEWS.

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L. T. B. MATTHEWS.

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APPLIGATION FILED MAY 1, 1913.

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LEWIS TREVOR BAMFORD MATTHEWS, OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

FIREPLACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 1, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914:. serial No. 764,847.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, Lewis Tnnvon BAM- FonoMATTHEWS, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Newhallstreet, in the city of Birmingham, England, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Fireplaces, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in and appertaining to openfireplaces and has for its object the provision of means whereby a gasstove can, as occasion requires, be brought into and out of position andfiush with the front of the fireplace. By this means a gas fire can behad in substitution for a coal fire and vice versa.

I am aware that it has been proposed to bring gas stoves into and out ofposition in front of a fireplace by having a gas stove in a cavity orrecess and hinging or raising the same into position but my inventionconsists in one form in providing the fireplace with an overhead trackor rail below which a self-contained gas stove can move laterally so asto fill up and fit the front of the fireplace and not protrude therefromas a superimposed gas stove does. In other words when the gas stove isin position the appearance is that of a gas fire and nothing else andwhen the gas stove is shut out of position there is nothing to indicatethe use of such gas stove. In a. modification the fireplace is providedwith a guiding rod and the bottom of the gas stove is provided withrollers as will be hereinafter described.

In carrying my invention into eect and in one form of same I provide atthe top of the fireplace a suitable track or rails for rollers carriedby transverse carrier pins to run along. The gas stove is suspended bymeans of hooks or hangers to these carrier pins.

Situated in the middle of the supporting tracks of' the traveling way isa gas supply pipe carrying` within it a sliding tube or pipe attached tothe gas stove. One of the sides or panels of the fireplace (preferablythe left hand side), is hinged to allow of access to a recess providedat the side of the fireplace for the gas stove to take into and be shutaway from view; the supporting track extends into this recess. By thismeans a ready and convenient conversion of fire can be obtained as thegas stove can be easily slid into or out of position. In a modificationof my invention I provide the gas stove with a roller or rollers at itsbase for sliding into and out ofposition. In this case the top of thestove will be provided with a clip for taking onto a guiding rodsituated on the t-op of the fireplace. The fret or stand of the replace,if provided with a platform, may, in this case, be grooved for therollers or roller to take into; otherwise the rollers will slide on thehearth tiles.

In the accompanying sheets of drawings Figure l is a. front elevation ofmy improved fireplace showing the gas stove in position and with thebrickwork broken away showing the recess and gas stove in dotted lines.Fig.' 2 is a part sectional plan on dotted lines Y, Y, of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a sectional elevation on dotted lines X, X, of Fig. l, the gratehowever, being shown inside elevation. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan offireplace on dotted lines Z, Z, of Fig. I. F ig. 5 is a detached view infront elevation of the stove, Figs. l to 3, with sliding pipe attachmentin front elevation. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the structure shown inFig. 5, with top part partly in section. Fig. 7 is an enlargedside'elevation of the upper part of the stove, shown in Figs. 1 to 6,with its supports shown in section, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectionalview showing the gas supply pipe with sliding tube and union attachment.Fig. 9 is a modification of my invention showing the gas stove inposition with rollers at its base for sliding on the fret of thefireplace which may be grooved for that purpose. If there is no fret asin the case of some sunk fires, then the rollers will slide on thehearth tiles. In this case the top of the stove is provided with eyes orslips for taking onto a guiding rod on the top of the grate. Fig. 10 isan enlarged view showing the slipping or guiding arrangements at top ofstove shown in Fig. 9, and Fig. 1l is a further enlarged view showing acylindrical roller fitted into the bottom of the stove, shown in Fig. 9,and running along a groove in the fret of the grate.

In Figs. l to 7, the top 2 of the fireplace frame l is provided betweenits front and back portion 3, 4 with an L-shaped supporting trackcomprising L-shaped bars 5 with stop 6 said track extending beyond thefirellt) place on its one side. The gas stove 7 is provided at its top 8with hooks lO for taking onto transverse pins 9 carried by rollers 11 onthe supporting track as aforesaid. A bridge portion 12 which helps toclamp the top or' the fireplace frame and track together is providedwith a screw eye 13 which carries the gas supply pipe 1.4. Thisstationary supply pipe is fitted to take a telescopically insertedsliding pipe 15 which connects through a union 16 With a further pipe 17terminating in a tap 18 conveniently located .for controlling the supplyof gas to the stove. An elbow 15 connects thepipe 14 witha vertical pipe152 Which is connected Witha main gas supply pipe 153.. yThe panel 19 atone side or' the firef placeis hinged and provided with a catch 20, asshown in', Fig. 4.-, lfor allowing the stove to bepushed back alongritsextended track by its inner end abutting` againstv a shoulder oftheunion 16 into a recess 21 provided for it at the side of the iireplace.

In Figs. 9 to 11, the stove 7 instead of being suspended andslid alongthe track 5,

is provided at its base With rollers 23 for traveling along the fret 22of lthe fireplace 1, Whichfhas ian extended portion 24C With stop 25 andwhich is shown grooved in Fig. 1 1 forthe purpose. In this case thestove is provided vvith clipping hooks 26 for tale ing onto a guidingrail 27 situated on the top ofthev rireplace... The ,side of thefireplace isv hngedas vbefore' and the arrangement .of gas supply pipeWith sliding tube connected to stove is the same as previously.

Having now described iny` invention I declare that What I claim is: y

1. A fireplace provided With a recess located at the side of thefireplace, a hinged panel' closing said recess and an overhead travelingWay, located above the iireplace and in the recess, in combination Witha gas stove providedwith guiding devices engaging said Way and anextension gas pipe connected to the gas stove and to a stationary supplypipe,sub stantially as described.

2. Th'econibination with a fireplace provided With a recess at the sideand a hinged side vor panel closin'gysaid recess, said lireplacelandrecess being itted at top With a traveling lWay, of fa gas stoveprovided with hooks, and carrier pins mounted on the traveling Wayandengaged by said hooks,

said gas-stove being fitted with a gas pipe, substantially as described.g

3., A 'replac'e witha recess at the side and a,vVhi`n,gf` `el k sideorpanelrlosing said recess, \vith` horizontal Vsupporting and guidingmeans` located above the fireplace'and recess, a gas stovemovablehorizont-ally, andv means for supportingsaidstove from said supportingand yguiding means and allowing it to be moved in and out of saidrecess, substantially as described.

In testimonywhereof I have affixed 1ny signature in presence of tWoWitnesses.

LEWIS renvoit' Blur-ORD MATTHEWS. Witnesses: FRANK B. BIDDLo, DONALD F.YOUNG.

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